A 26-year-old Merced man was hospitalized Sunday after being stabbed in the chest during a fight outside an Atwater bar, the Police Department reported. Samuel Martinez was flown to a … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Pipeline purgatory’ the goal as activists take fight local
For fossil-fuel foes fighting a new generation of U.S. pipelines, Donald Trump’s election as president may be somewhat beside the point. Instead of engaging a federal bureaucracy they believe will … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fight caught on camera at mall in Modesto
Not everyone was in the holiday spirit at Vintage Faire Mall in Modesto on Thursday night. Video of a fight at the mall has been going viral Friday morning. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump seems ready to fight the world on climate change, and it could cost the US
Donald Trump is branded with all manner of unflattering labels, but one that hasn’t seemed to much bother him is “climate pariah.” The president-elect is unabashed in his disdain for … Click to Continue »
Read More »Kerry tells climate conference that the US will fight global warming, with Trump or without
Secretary of State John F. Kerry took the stage at United Nations climate talks in Morocco on Wednesday, seeking to reassure nervous negotiators that a groundbreaking agreement to fight global … Click to Continue »
Read More »Scientists and fishermen fight to save leatherback turtles
Despite strict protections off the West Coast, leatherback turtles are in danger in other parts of the Pacific, scientists and fishermen said at a conference called to celebrate California’s official … Click to Continue »
Read More »With Paris Agreement ratified, world needs to step up fight against climate change
The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Friday, Oct. 7: The Paris Agreement on global warming cleared an important hurdle last week when several European countries added … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pink pride: Cancer fight fits Turlock Fire to a tee
The Turlock Fire Department is in the pink, with firefighters on all the rigs wearing their signature T-shirts through October to raise awareness and money to help fight breast cancer. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man shot while trying to break up fight in Atwater
Atwater police were searching Monday for a gunman who allegedly shot a Merced man who tried to break up a fight outside a home, authorities said. Roman Carrango Tapia, 52, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County crews called to fight Erskine Fire in Kern County
About 16 firefighters left for south Valley on Friday Merced County Fire Chief Nancy Koerperich joined them Fire near Lake Isabella claimed two lives, destroyed dozens of homes … Click to Continue »
Read More »Grand Cayman to release genetically modified mosquitoes in fight against Zika
Tourist alert: Genetically modified mosquitoes are coming to Grand Cayman. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County supervisors fight back on public safety criticism
Sheriff, district attorney had ripped board for inaction on public safety issues Board shows it has added positions, spent millions in capital projects for public safety Two supervisors acknowledge board needs to do more … Click to Continue »
Read More »Teachers union braces for a fight in Dos Palos
Union says Dos Palos teachers are some of the lowest paid in the region District says it is struggling financially, has awarded raises recently Teachers plan demonstration Monday, when new superintendent takes over … Click to Continue »
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